Unbelievable waste : (

[PATRIOT73]

Signed the petition, every little bit helps.

Best wishes for many sales to all,

not accordin to huw it donnnt

[youmeus]

I am not a fisherman, don't know anything about the law, but as I was reading this I keep wondering why the nets aren't the size to let fish that are too small escape.

[Pink_Panther]

I am not a fisherman, don't know anything about the law, but as I was reading this I keep wondering why the nets aren't the size to let fish that are too small escape.

That's not the problem (mesh sizes are regulated) The problem is that fish are not reaching sexual maturity and therfore are not breeding enough to keep up with overfishing. Thowing back dead fish only compounds this problem. Your local chippie will still be selling at the same level. All those discarded fish would theoretically allow the chippie to sell twice as much if we retained them.

[youmeus]

Thanks for the explanation, I won't keep wondering why there isn't a simpler answer.

[astral276]

BTW fishermen are not 'profiteers but family men trying to feed their families.

So fishermen do not make a profit? Their income from sales of fish caught never exceed the costs of them catching those fish? How do they feed their families then?

[Pink_Panther]

So fishermen do not make a profit? Their income from sales of fish caught never exceed the costs of them catching those fish? How do they feed their families then?

What I'm saying is that a fisherman works to feed his family.

The profiteers are the super trawlers and factory ships that suck the life out of the sea.

An ordinary fisherman 'earns' a wage.
It's the big boys that are profiteering!

[KAYS6912]

Whatever your point if view, there is NO WAY such idiotic waste can be justified.

NO WAY!!!

And it seems a lot of others agree, and the campaign supporters have increased by well over twenty nine thousand since I signed up 3 hours ago

Graham

Thanks for starting this thread Graham.

Europe has all these rules and regs re fishing quotas - then you hear about these bliddy great big factory ships coming along and scooping literally EVERYTHING off the bottom of the sea. Do they throw anything back - except for seaweed or other guff? You can bet your life they don't! It always seems to be the UK fishermen who suffer MOST.

I've been banging on about this throwing back dead fish for yonks! Absolutely NO point whatsoever. These fishermen are out there in all weathers for days/weeks on end to TRY to make a living. My husband and father-in-law were trawl fisherman out of Aberdeen many years ago. There was a lot less regulations in those days but they STILL had to put in a helluva lot of hours to earn a decent wage. I'm off to sign the petition!

[Pink_Panther]

wat shud they do then
stik sign on net
no cod thankyou
simply limit fishin hours,keeep wat u catch
not silli qoutas..............sorted

Fishing hours are already limited. A lot of skippers are being forced to sea in adverse weather conditions risking the vessel and the lives of all on board. What happens is that they are allowed so many days at sea a month.
If it's a stormy month then there is little or no opportunity to put to sea unless your willing to take massive risks.
The discard system only adds to this mockery.

[PATRIOT73]

they interveiwed a fisherman who increased size o net holes
allowin small fish to swim thru
but was banned from usin the net...ludicurouss

[clockmad]

Well there's been some interesting view points and opinions on this. Thanks

My original post was about the ludicrous amount of waste involved and without wanting to get embroiled in the politics of the subject, I am still firmly in the camp of believing that there is NO WAY this ridiculous wastage of such a precious resource can be justified. Not for ANY reason!!!

The campaign support count is going well by the way, and is currently up to ...........
344,113 and rising



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Graham.